UNCP 44th Annual Juried High School Art Exhibition
On View: March 20 - March 28, 2025
Reception: Saturday, March 22 from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. with the awards ceremony at 12:30 p.m.
Juror: Abir Mohsen, Ceramics and Sculpture Instructor at Fayetteville Technical Community College
The A.D. Gallery invites you to celebrate the 44th annual juried exhibition for regional high school students. This show is designed to offer a professionally organized gallery exhibition to artistically accomplished high school students. The exhibition celebrates and rewards student talent and recognizes art teachers for their encouragement and effective teaching skills.
Participating Schools and Students
E.E. Smith High School
Students: Olivia Bogle, Analise Drezcko-Lerner, Erin Heney, and Kamira Lucas
Instructor: Saige Stermin
Lumberton High School
Students: Genesis Garcia and Karen Ortiz
Instructor: Kerry Revels
Pinecrest High School
Students: Maxwell Anderson, Halle Baynes, Kate Brower, Sarah Hagerty, Rowen Hutchins, Olivia Radder, Vanesa Rivera, Brooke Waleski, and Ava Weber
Instructors: Ellen Duncan and Christine Wilson
Purnell Swett High School
Students: Dana Clark, Isabel Garcia Flores, Vaida Guzman-Barton, Arianna Jones, Alex Locklear, Kaniya McQueen, and Ariel Ransom
Instructor: Alisha Monroe
St. Pauls High School
Students: Chloe Blackwell, Deanna Chavis, Kelly Cortes Ortega, Magnus Freeman, Ruben Neri, and Leilani Rodriguez
Instructors: Kevin Locklear, Karina Kimble, and Candice Lambert
Terry Sanford High School
Students: Anna Milewicz and Erica Oliver
Instructor: Tiara Siner
Topsail High School
Student: James Russell
Instructor: Ashley Berdeau
Award announcements and images of the exhibition will be posted on the UNCP Art Department's Facebook and A.D. Gallery Instagram pages.
Reception & Awards
We encourage you all to plan to visit the gallery prior to the reception. The reception and announcing of awards will be hosted in our gallery space on Saturday, March 22 from 11:00 a.m. – 1 p.m. The gallery will be open for viewing on that day at 10 a.m. until it closes at 4 p.m.
UNCP 44th Annual Juried High School Art Exhibition Call for Art
Drop off submissions: Monday, February 24 - Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Exhibition on view in the A.D. Gallery: March 20 - 28, 2025
Opening Reception: Saturday, March 22 from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m with the awards ceremony at 12:30 p.m.
Juror: Abir Mohsen, Ceramics and Sculpture Instructor at Fayetteville Technical Community College
First Place Award $300
Second Place Award $200
Third Place Award $100
The A.D. Gallery invites you to celebrate the 44th annual juried exhibition for regional high school students. This show is designed to offer a professionally organized gallery exhibition to artistically accomplished high school students. The exhibition celebrates and rewards student talent and recognizes art teachers for their encouragement and effective teaching skills.
Submission Information
Eligibility
The competition is open to all current regional North Carolina and South Carolina high school students who are selected by their art instructors to represent their school, and who can deliver their artwork to the gallery during the drop off dates.
Entry Procedure
Entries are selected by high school art instructors and are hand-delivered to our campus. We ask that schools with multiple instructors work together to select the best work from each school. Accordingly, the limit of submissions for one school is 12 entries.
The entry form for schools is downloadable as a word file at the bottom of this page. The form should contain information for each piece of artwork submitted. This information should also be duplicated on the back of each artwork for identification. It is suggested you make a copy of the completed entry form and cut out this information from it to tape directly to the back of each artwork. If you plan to submit work, send an email to adgallery@uncp.edu by February 3, 2025 (subject: UNCP 44th Annual Juried High School Exhibition).
Delivery & Pick-up
Entries will be accepted from Monday, February 24 - Tuesday, March 4, 2025. Drop off all submissions directly at our gallery before 6 p.m. on Tuesday, March 4.
If you are dropping off work on Monday-Saturday during gallery hours, please see the gallery assistant on duty or Monday-Friday between 9am-4pm, please contact Nicole Beverly at (910) 521-6216 or Nicole.beverly@uncp.edu, or during open studio hours on Tuesday-Saturday, contact Sam Speir at 910.775.4276 or samuel.speir@uncp.edu. For the gallery hours and directions, please go to https://www.uncp.edu/departments/art/ad-gallery/gallery-information. Any work completed by high school students since February 2024 is eligible.
After the work is juried, the selected artwork will be placed in the gallery and artwork that is not accepted will be also stored for the duration of the exhibition. All artworks may be picked up from Saturday, March 29 – April 5, 2025. All other remaining work can only be stored at our gallery until Thursday, April 10. Unfortunately, all artworks left remaining after April 10, 2025, will have to be discarded.
Reception & Awards
We encourage you all to plan to visit the gallery prior to the reception. The reception and announcing of awards will be hosted in our gallery space on Saturday, March 22 from 11:00 a.m. – 1 p.m. The gallery will be open for viewing on that day at 10 a.m. until it closes at 4 p.m.
Framing and Presentation
All two-dimensional work submitted must be framed, wired, or matted so that it can be hung safely for the exhibition. Extremely cheap poster frames are discouraged, as they often have very fragile cardboard mounts. If the gallery staff determines the work is not safe for display, it will be disqualified and kept in storage until after the reception with the rest of the work. This standard applies for all work that must be displayed on a wall. All other three-dimensional work must be self-supporting or able to be placed on a pedestal.
